Compaq External RAID Controller & Subsystem Infortrend, Руководство по эксплуатации

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Infortrend 10-10
Table 10 - 1 ID Mapping Status (Normal Operation)
Channel ID Status Target Chip
0 (Primary ID) Active Pri. Controller
channel 0
0
1 (Secondary ID) Standby Sec. Controller
channel 0
1 (Secondary ID) Active Sec. Controller
channel 1
1
0 (Primary ID) Standby Pri. Controller
channel 1
In the event of controller failure (say, the Primary controller fails), the
once inactive ID (chip) will become active:
Table 10 - 2 ID Mapping Status (Controller Failed)
Channel ID Status Target Chip
0 (Primary ID)
Active Pri. Controller
channel 0 – Failed!
0
1 (Secondary ID) Standby- becomes
Active!
Sec. Controller
channel 0
1 (Secondary ID) Active Sec. Controller
channel 1
1
0 (Primary ID) Standby Pri. Controller
channel 1- Failed!
Figure 10 - 8 Controller Failover
For every channel that is actively serving I/Os, there is another on the
alternate controller that stays idle and will inherit the task should its
counterpart fail.
An exception to this is that active IDs may co-exist on single or
multiple host channels. As long as I/O bandwidth is not of the
concern, then standby chips may not be necessary.